Recorded specifications and continuity details for costume design and on‑set wardrobe.
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Filmmaking Terms Starting With C
The filmmaking terms that begin with C, in alphabetical order.
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Definitions of Filmmaking Terms Starting With C
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A costume plot is a detailed chart used by the wardrobe department to track every costume worn by every character in every scene of a film.
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A senior role responsible for managing the costume department’s operations and budget.
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Courier is the monospaced slab serif typeface that has been the industry standard for screenplays for decades.
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An initial camera angle that establishes a scene’s geography and character relationships.
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The comprehensive set of camera angles and takes captured to fully document a scene.
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A coverage reel is an edited sequence of all the usable takes from a single camera setup, assembled in order to help the director and editor choose the best performances.
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A professional evaluation of a screenplay summarizing strengths, weaknesses, and market potential.
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A cowboy shot is a medium-long camera shot that frames an actor from the top of their head down to their mid-thighs.
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An XML manifest defining the composition and playback instructions for a package.
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'Crafty' is the industry slang for Craft Services, the department on a film set responsible for providing snacks and beverages to the cast and crew throughout the day.
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A sweeping camera move achieved by mounting on a large, mobile boom arm
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A crash mag is a camera media card designated for a high-risk shot where the camera is likely to be damaged or destroyed.
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A high‑output LED orb light offering soft, even illumination
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The art of conceptualizing and realizing non-human characters.
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The Color Rendering Index (CRI) is a 0-100 scale that measures a light source's ability to accurately reproduce the colors of an object compared to a perfect reference light source.
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CRMX, which stands for Cognitive Radio Multiplexer, is a premier wireless technology for transmitting DMX lighting control data with extreme reliability on signal-congested film sets.
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"CROSS FADE TO:" is a screenplay transition that is a direct synonym for "DISSOLVE TO:", indicating one scene gradually fades into another.
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A parallel editing technique that alternates between simultaneous actions in different locations.
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A CTB gel is a transparent blue filter used on lights to raise their color temperature, primarily to make a warm tungsten source appear as cool as daylight.
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A CTO gel is a transparent orange filter used on lights to lower their color temperature, primarily to make a daylight source appear as warm as a tungsten lamp.
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A cue is a signal or instruction in a screenplay or on set that prompts an action, a line of dialogue, or a technical effect like sound or music.
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A cue sheet is a detailed, time-coded document that lists all the dialogue, sound, or music cues in a film.
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An immediate edit from one shot to another to maintain pace and clarity.
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